Secure the Vote Georgia

**Record Breaking** Early In-Person Voting Continues: October 17, Noon Update Georgia voters have turned out in record numbers to vote during the state’s gold-standard three weeks of early in-person voting. As the November 3 general election approaches, Georgia continues to break records in absentee by mail voting and early, in-person voting. Georgia is a leader in election access, said Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Notwithstanding the pandemic, voters in the Peac...h State can take advantage of no-excuse absentee ballot voting by mail or through a secure drop box; three weeks of early, in-person voting; or Election Day voting. Ballots Cast as of noon on October 17, 2020 Total Number of Ballots Cast: 1,373,208 Total Number of Early, In-Person Ballots Cast As of Noon Today: 26,530 Total Number of Early, In-Person Ballots Cast: 737,364 Total Number of Absentee By Mail Ballots Cast: 635,844 Ballots Cast as of Close of Polls on October 22, 2016 Total Number of Ballots Cast: 569,816 Total Number of Early, In-Person Ballots Cast: 482,299 Total Number of Absentee By Mail Ballots Cast: 87,517 Percent Increases*: Percentage Increase in Total Turnout to Date: 134% Percentage Increase in Total Early, In-Person Turnout to Date: 47% Percentage Increase in Absentee By Mail Ballots Accepted to Date: 615% *Percentage Increases Compare Close of Polls Data for the 5th Day of Early Voting in 2020 and 2016 Georgia is recognized as a national leader in elections. It was the first state in the country to implement the trifecta of automatic voter registration, at least 16 days of early voting (which has been called the gold standard), and no-excuse absentee voting. Georgia continues to set records for voter turnout and election participation, seeing the largest increase in average turnout of any other state in the 2018 midterm election and record primary turnout in 2020, with over 1.1 million absentee by mail voters and over 1.2 million in-person voters utilizing Georgia’s new, secure, paper ballot voting system.

Georgians are securing their vote! So far, 1.7 million Georgians have requested to vote from their kitchen table, 625,645 of those ballots have already been accepted. Early voting shattered voting records with more than 700,000 voters in the first five days. Percentage Increase in Total Turnout to Date: 134%... Percentage Increase in Total Early, In-Person Turnout to Date: 47% Percentage Increase in Absentee By Mail Ballots Accepted to Date: 615% Wow!

**How to return your voted ballot** - Seal your voted ballot in the white inner secrecy envelope that indicates official ballot. - Seal the secrecy envelope in the pre-addressed outer return envelope where the voter signs. - Sign and return to your county board of elections or secure (24/7 surveillance) dropbox.

Today is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay. Check www.mvp.sos.ga.gov to make sure your voter registration is up to date. Register by October 5 to be eligible to vote in the November elections https://registertovote.sos.ga.gov/GAOLVR/welcometoga.do

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is Securing Your Absentee Ballot. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is keeping all options available to voters during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The Georgia absentee ballot portal will allow you to quickly request an absentee ballot and receive confirmation that your request is being processed. Your secure ballot will be verified and fulfilled by your county elections office. No excuse absentee voting was established under then Governor Sonny Perdue, and voted in support by the now Speaker of the House David Ralston. While we thank those two visionaries for expanding access to voting, Secretary Brad Raffensperger has placed additional security measures to ensure the integrity of the vote.